shipsmail Posted February 6, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Our last cruise was in 2020 pre-pandemic, but we will be back in April to the Wind starting in Lisbon. We are four people. One of them cannot be vaccinated due an health issue, the others are fully vaccinated. I know for a cruise to European ports non vaccinated people can proof a negative test result. Has anyone experiences how the boarding and control of this tests happens recently? Another question is a little off topic. In the past we could board at noon and enjoy lunch on the day of departure. We have booked the cruise incl. hotel and the transfer to the ship at 2 p.m. leaving the hotel. But can I organize our transfer on our own and then board at noon as we always did pre-pandemic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex1 Posted February 7, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Testing would need to be done on your own prior to boarding. Boarding doesn’t start till 2, and that’s the reason for 2pm transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etual324 Posted February 7, 2023 #3 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Boarding and check in is complete shambles Southampton check starts at noon did not board till after 3 pm that was last May on the Moon December in Sydney the same only 3 SS reps at counter and three intercruise reps to check passports and other paperwork My suggestion eat a hardy breakfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyk47 Posted February 7, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, etual324 said: Boarding and check in is complete shambles Southampton check starts at noon did not board till after 3 pm that was last May on the Moon December in Sydney the same only 3 SS reps at counter and three intercruise reps to check passports and other paperwork My suggestion eat a hardy breakfast Is that an issue just overseas because of country requirements? The reason I ask is that it couldn’t have been any easier in Ft Lauderdale boarding the Dawn. Started boarding process at 1 PM with a pretty standard health questionnaire with a few Covid related questions, then a quick touch less temperature check, a glance at our CDC vaccination card, finish the rest of the standard check in, and we were in the Dawn by 1:15 PM. Edited February 7, 2023 by Randyk47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lois R Posted February 7, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Randyk47 said: Is that an issue just overseas because of country requirements? The reason I ask is that it couldn’t have been any easier in Ft Lauderdale boarding the Dawn. Started boarding process at 1 PM with a pretty standard health questionnaire with a few Covid related questions, then a quick touch less temperature check, a glance at our CDC vaccination card, finish the rest of the standard check in, and we were in the Dawn by 1:15 PM. Hi Randy, I was wondering the same thing because I was on board the Dawn at 1:30 last month as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ronrick1943 Posted February 7, 2023 #6 Share Posted February 7, 2023 We had no problem in Singapore—show your card or test results—-we were on the ship with in 15 mins after being called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les37b Posted February 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 2/7/2023 at 11:29 AM, etual324 said: Boarding and check in is complete shambles Southampton check starts at noon did not board till after 3 pm that was last May on the Moon December in Sydney the same only 3 SS reps at counter and three intercruise reps to check passports and other paperwork My suggestion eat a hardy breakfast With waffles. 😅 Not looking forward to the check in process in a months time as Silver Dawn is sailing at capacity. (It’s shown as wait listed.) I might plan to make my own way to the shop prior to the SS provided coach transfer and hopefully avoid most of the queues. I know when we boarded Jan 2022 we experienced what you did, with several stations for Covid checks and testing and it took 2 hours to complete whereas guests arriving prior to the masses seemed to get a smoother ride. Doing this probably spreads the load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipsmail Posted February 18, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Meanwhile I have asked Silversea directly and the answer was, that boarding before 2 p.m. is no longer possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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